"Luffy, show him what you're made of."
"If you don't teach him a lesson, he'll never know how strong you are."
"And he'll never give up, either."
Luffy nodded and threw the fishhook in his hand straight back.
That gave the other side quite a fright.
Yet even now, the man still felt unsure of himself, with no confidence at all.
He immediately ordered the men around him to attack.
"Attack Luffy right now. Don't hold anything back."
Cannonballs flew out, unleashing a furious assault on Luffy.
Below, Grandpa Dragon struggled to open his eyes and looked at Luffy in front of him.
Deep confusion filled Luffy's eyes.
"What did you say? Stop here?"
"How could we possibly do that?"
"These guys have been targeting you like crazy. They've been attacking you all along."
"In that case, we can't just let them off."
"What would happen if we let them off that easily?"
The anger in his eyes burned even hotter. He felt they had to take this seriously, no matter what.
"You absolutely can't give up."
"You don't need to worry about these little lolis at all. With us here, we'll definitely keep them safe."
"Other people might not be able to deal with the little lolis' situation, but I definitely can."
"You don't need to worry about that from here on out."
His face was filled with composure.
It was as though they had already accounted for all of this.
There was no need for any extra worry.
The longer they worried, the less sense it made for them.
Deep down, they knew that perfectly well.
No matter what, they would certainly exercise a little caution and do their best to handle everything as well as possible.
The sea before them began shaking violently.
Even they found the